Camas, Linfield University

Welcome to the Camas Poetry Submissions Portal! Camas is interested in poems of any form; your creative free verse, classical sonnets, lyrical ballads, and anything in between. We are especially looking for poems with unique imagery, strong narrative voice, and surprise! Camas accepts poetry in languages besides English, so feel free to submit in your preferred language; we will gladly bridge language barriers and translations to share your work. 

Here are the important details to know for your submission: 

• If you are submitting more than one poem, please include them all in one file. Please submit no more than 10 pages of writing.
• When submitting, please title your submission using a title from your piece(s) (i.e “Ode to Apples” or “Ode to Apples_Banana Sonnet”). If your piece does not have a title, please avoid giving your submission a generic name (i.e “2 Poems”); instead title the submission with a short, unique description of your work (i.e. “Poem about Apples”). 
• Submissions should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Do not include your name or contact information in the text of the submission or as part of the file name (submissions must remain anonymous).
• Pieces in languages other than English will be accepted.
• Submissions can be published under a pen name; if this is your preference, you will have an opportunity to communicate this to the editors if your piece is accepted.
• The editorial team highly encourages Linfield alumni, members of Linfield’s staff, faculty, and administration, and residents of Yamhill County to submit to Camas for the 2025-26 edition of the journal. Camas is for our community, so let’s make it our own. 

Welcome to the Camas Creative Nonfiction Submissions Portal! We are looking to publish prose pieces about anything true. Whether that be a personal narrative, newspaper article, or even a term paper. Anything that pushes beyond the limits of a standard five-paragraph or academic essay. Truth comes in multiple languages, and we are excited to be able to publish multilingual pieces, in and/or out of translation.  

Here are the specifics:

• Each individual piece submitted should be no more than 3500 words.
• You are welcome to submit multiple different pieces of work that each obey the word count. These pieces can be submitted separately, or you can consolidate them into one file and send them in as a single submission. 
• Submissions must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Please title your submission/file using the name of your piece(s) (e.g., “Apple” or “Apple;Bananas”). If your piece does not have a title, avoid giving your submission a generic file name (e.g. “2 Short Stories”), instead title the submission with a short, unique description of your work (e.g. “Story about Apples”). 
• Do NOT include your name or contact information in the body of the submission or the file name. We prefer to read submissions anonymously.
• Writers can be published under a pen name; if this is your preference, you will have an opportunity to communicate this to the editors if your piece is accepted.
• Finally, we encourage not just students but also Linfield alumni, members of Linfield’s staff, faculty, and administration, and residents of Yamhill County to submit to the 2025-26 edition of our journal. Camas is for our community, so let’s make it our own.  

Welcome to the Camas Art Submissions Portal! We are looking for any kind of art piece you can imagine. Submit your paintings, photos, posters, sculptures, comic strips, collages, drawings, doodles, designs, multimedia expressions of emotion or thought, or pretty much anything else you can think of. 

Here’s what you need to know in order to submit: 

- Submissions should be .png or .jpeg files.

--We accept up to 5 submissions from any artist. You can upload these in one file or separate files.

- All art must include titles. 

- Artists have the option to include a short description of each piece.

- It is best if you take a photo of your piece with a white background. 

- Do not include your name or contact information in the text of the submission file; this is to prevent bias from the editorial team while considering acceptance to the journal.

- Submissions can be published anonymously or under a pen name; if this is your preference, you will have an opportunity to communicate this to the editors if your piece is accepted.

- The editorial team highly encourages Linfield alumni, members of Linfield’s staff, faculty, and administration, and residents of Yamhill County to submit to Camas for the 2025-26 edition of the journal. Camas is for our community so let’s make it our own.

-- If you run into any problems with file size or have other questions, please reach out to us at camas@linfield.edu

Welcome to the Camas Fiction Submissions Portal! We are looking for your short prose, from your thoroughly researched 1960s period piece to that high fantasy set in a world of your own creation and everything in between. Camas accepts Fiction in all languages, so feel free to submit in your preferred; we will gladly bridge language barriers and translations to share your work. 

Here’s the Nitty Gritty Guidelines for 2025 submissions:

• Each individual piece submitted should be no more than 3500 words.
• You are welcome to submit multiple different pieces of work, so long as each obeys the word count. These pieces can be submitted separately or you can consolidate them into one file and send them in as a single submission. 
• Submissions should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Please do not be limited by language. If you are multilingual and write in languages other than English, submit! We will find ways to bridge language barriers. 
• When submitting, please title your submission/file using the name of your piece(s) (e.g. “Apple” or “Apple_Bananas”). If your piece does not have a title, avoid giving your submission a generic file name (e.g. “2 Short Stories”); instead title the submission with a short, unique description of your work (e.g. “Story about Apples”). 
• Do not include your name or contact information in the text of the submission or as part of the file name. We prefer to read submissions anonymously.
• Writers can be published under a pen name; if this is your preference, you will have an opportunity to communicate this to the editors if your piece is accepted.
• Finally, we encourage not just students but also Linfield alumni, members of Linfield’s staff, faculty, and administration, and residents of Yamhill County to submit to the 2025-26 edition of our journal. Camas is for our community, so let’s make it our own.